Per Mertesacker Quotes

I feel proud of everything I've been through.

People have seen me at my best, but I don't think most of them know everything that it took to get me to where I am today.

Nothing in my life has necessarily been easy, but eventually I see where it's gotten me to, and I say, 'Okay, it's been worth it.'

I have to stop myself sometimes and look at where my life is and pat myself on the back because I'm beating the odds.

One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn't think I could.

I've never really spent a lot of time thinking about my individual accomplishments actually.

That I've lasted is one of my greatest accomplishments. Maybe my greatest.

I am slightly shocked to have gone as far as I have.

The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.

Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

I'm proud of what I've achieved in cricket, as once I didn't think I was good enough.

I've seen a lot in my life. I've seen a lot of winning. I've seen a lot of testing times. I think when you're tested, you really find out what you're made of, OK?

I strongly believe that through dedication and perseverance, one can overcome adversity to achieve success. It is a privilege to accept membership in the Horatio Alger Association, an organization which promotes this principle.

The more challenges that are thrown at you, the more reward there is on the other side because you surprise yourself and say, 'Wow, these are things I didn't realize I was capable of.'

I still really haven't sat down and said 'yeah, I'm ranked No. 1 in the world and I'm an Olympic Gold Medalist.' It just hasn't hit me.

I've been to the top. I've also been at the bottom.

Nothing is easy, and as far as my modelling career goes, the path to the top has been long and difficult, but that's what makes it special. I always look back to remind myself where I've come from.

I have as big of an ego as it gets, but I have, stunningly, a lot of humility considering some of the accomplishments I've had.

It's not so much what you accomplish in life that really matters, but what you overcome that proves who you are, what you are, and whether you are a champion.

I've had great success in everything I've done.

Focus on your accomplishments , not your failures.

Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome.

It's a great sense of accomplishment when you can take something and really think it's really tough, and then all of a sudden you conquer it. That makes you feel pretty good.

Success may result in winning, but winning does not necessarily mean you are a success.